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MKE This Week: Irishmen, Greek women, & Leonard Cohen
MKE This Week

Irishmen, Greek women, & Leonard Cohen

Thursday update: Asner show cancelled. Leonard Cohen visist; Bluebeard's back to the MSO; Rep closes with "Raisin in the Sun;" Lysistrata can (not) do it; & St. Pat's.

Florentine “Albert Herring” gets funny — eventually

Florentine “Albert Herring” gets funny — eventually

Florentine Opera's staging of Benjamin Britten's 1947 comedy takes a while to find its groove. The show runs through March 17.

Florentine Opera: Conductor Christopher Larkin returns to Vogel Hall
Florentine Opera

Conductor Christopher Larkin returns to Vogel Hall

Larkin, who presided over the Florentine's brilliant Baroque double bill in 2011, will conduct Britten's "Albert Herring." It opens Friday.

MKE This Week: 24 good reasons not to stay home
MKE This Week

24 good reasons not to stay home

Milwaukee's main-line groups -- the MSO, the Skylight, the Florentine -- are busy this week, but lots of quirky stuff, too.

“Beast on the Moon” a wise choice for In Tandem

“Beast on the Moon” a wise choice for In Tandem

The gripping drama about survivors of the Armenian genocide is perfectly suited for the intimate Tenth Street space, and its cast is just as well-matched.

MSO: Rachmaninoff rules, Joyce Yang’s cool
MSO

Rachmaninoff rules, Joyce Yang’s cool

The MSO's Rachmaninoff cycle, with pianist Joyce Yang, continues with the Piano Concerto No. 1 and the remarkable "The Bells."

Milwaukee Choral Artists honor composer Paula Foley Tillen

Milwaukee Choral Artists honor composer Paula Foley Tillen

The MCA and Tillen have made music together for 15 years. Friday, the choir will feature Tillen's music.

MKE This Week: Plenty of music on every stage
MKE This Week

Plenty of music on every stage

Edo de Waart conducts another all-Rachmaninoff concert, Johnny Cash at the Rep and Lord of the Dance at the Milwaukee Theatre.

The Milwaukee Art Museum’s dazzling “Color Rush”

The Milwaukee Art Museum’s dazzling “Color Rush”

This expansive, vibrant survey tracks the evolution of color photography from fantastical innovation to ubiquitous practice.

Frankly Music: A violin, a CD project, a concert
Frankly Music

A violin, a CD project, a concert

Violinist Frank Almond and pianist William Wolfram will celebrate a CD launch, a long partnership and the Lipinski Stradivarius Monday night.

MKE This Week: Singing nuns, pink overload, & lots of love
MKE This Week

Singing nuns, pink overload, & lots of love

Frank Almond's new CD tells his Stradivarius' story, a premier photo exhibit opens at MAM and a bounty of theater including Sister Act and Pinkalicious.

“A Time to Live” succeeds with simplicity

“A Time to Live” succeeds with simplicity

Windfall's world premiere, by Howard Goldstein, is a portrait of a couple trying to live in the moment after one stops her cancer treatment.